Produced from 1915 in the Georges Flersheim period
Product number 245 (The numbering of these soldiers was chosen from the available product numbers.)
Hand lacquered
Mechanism: clockwork
Height approx. 20 cm / 7,8 inches
This is one of the 7 soldiers that were made during the First World War 1914-1918.
The numbering of these soldiers is not yet 100%
This soldier belongs in the list of 7 soldiers from: Bulgaria, Belgium, Morocco, France, Russia, England and Portugal.
Only the product number of the countries Bulgaria and Morocco is 100% known, for the other soldiers numbers are available but the order is not yet.
This is the only picture that I found, Courtesy : Frédéric Marchand
This soldier used the same propulsion mechanism as the Gentlemen number 185 – le vieux marcheur from 1901 – French Patent number 298.509